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I purchased 3 TiVo Series 3 DVR's for my 3 level townhouse and these TiVo AG0100 Wireless G USB Network Adapters pick up and transmit the signal without fault. I love these adapters.
And my experience has been very good.I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this adapter to anyone with a Tivo; I've used the phone connection method and I would not go back to that.If your network is properly setup you shouldn't have any trouble at all. Once I entered my password I was in business. It quickly recognized my network. My wireless base station is in the basement at the other end of the house and I get a 75% signal; so even though I have a lot in between the Tivo and the base station. I'm using mine in an all mac house so we have the latest Airport two transmitter Air Port Extreme. I followed all the steps in the initial Tivo setup and connected the adapter to the Tivo. I live in a two story log home.
It would cost about as much to buy an Ethernet cable and have it installed and run through the ceiling and walls(unless your connection is already in the same room), and it's less messy than putting holes in your walls, and you can move it anywhere.I already had a wireless router in my house. I determined it was because of a weak signal.
Try to not have any electronics between it and your router. That move increased the signal strength from 75% to 95% and put an end to the movie pausing.
I moved the wireless reciever from its original location behind my Tivo to the top of my entertainment center. You may have to play with different locations to get the best signal.
For the price, you can't beat it. I was upset that my Tivo would not accept my Belkin USB wireless adapter, but I got over it.The first time I tried watching a Netflix instant movie using this Tivo wireless adapter, the playing stopped every couple minutes to load data.
If you look at the Diagnostics link on your Tivo, it tells you the wireless signal reception strength.
Ha ha Direct TV. Joke is on you. I've never had a problem with the device working compatibility with Series 3 HD DVR. It was so simple. When I switched internet providers I couldn't figure out how to set-up. Easy install. I called tech support and they told me how easy it was to program modem serial number into tivo settings. Tivo is superior to ALL other DVRs available.
Wish I'd tried it a lot sooner and saved myself the grief. Everyone suggested trying this, but being so technologically challenged I was afraid it wouldn't work. I've had nothing but problems with my TiVo since I moved, and it was clearly my phone line. I spent countless hours trying to figure out what was causing problems, much of it on the TiVo website. I got it very quickly, opened the box, read the simple instructions and voila- perfect connection and reception.
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